SAN FRANCISCO
PLANNING COMMISSION
Notice of Meeting
&
Calendar
Commission Chambers - Room 400
City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett
Place
Thursday, July 12, 2001
1:30 PM
Regular Meeting
President: Anita Theoharis
Commission Vice President: William W. Fay
Commissioners: Roslyn Baltimore; Hector Chinchilla;
Cynthia Joe;
Myrna Lim; Jim Salinas, Sr.
Commission Secretary: Linda D. Avery
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Note: Each item on the Consent or Regular calendar
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1:30 PM _________
ROLL CALL: Commission President: Anita Theoharis
A. ITEMS PROPOSED FOR CONTINUANCE
1101 O’FARRELL STREET - Appeal of a Preliminary
Negative Declaration. Assessor’s Blocks 713, Lot 033, and Block
720, Lots 28, 35, 36, 38. The proposed project would demolish the
existing 15,000-square-foot, three story, Urban Life Center building
containing social service and office uses, and construct a 297,000-square-foot,
240-foot-tall structure with 240 units of senior housing. The project
includes approximately 86 on-site below-ground parking spaces. The
project also would seismically upgrade St. Mark’s Lutheran Church
and relocate about 5,000 square feet of social services space from
the Urban Life Center building to the adjacent Martin Luther Tower.
The 80,400-square-foot site is located in an RM-4 (Residential, Mixed:
High Density) Zoning District within the Western Addition neighborhood.
Lots 28, 35, and 36 of Block 720 are within an 80-B Height and Bulk
District; the remainder of the site is within a 240-E Height and Bulk
District. The proposal would require approval of a lot subdivision
and merger, a height reclassification, and Conditional Use authorization
for a Planned Unit Development. The Project would also require a Certificate
of Appropriateness for seismic upgrade of St. Mark’s Lutheran Church,
City Landmark No. 41.
Preliminary Recommendation: Uphold Negative Declaration
(Proposed for Continuance to August 16, 2001)
2a. 2000.961EZC (WOODS: 558-6315)
1101 O’FARRELL STREET - southwest corner of
O’Farrell (a.k.a. Starr King Way) and Franklin Streets, Lot 33 in Assessor’s
Block 713 and Lots 35 and 36 in Assessor’s Block 720 - Request
to reclassify the existing Height and Bulk Districts of Lots 35 and
36 from 80-B to 240-G; and reclassify the existing Bulk District of
Lot 33 from 240-E to 240-G in an RM-4 (Residential, Mixed, High Density)
Zoning District. The existing Zoning District would not change. The
reclassification is being sought to allow the development of a 240-unit
senior housing facility (St. Mark’s Square).
Preliminary Recommendation: Pending
(Proposed for Continuance to August 16, 2001)
2b. 2000.961EZC (WOODS: 558-6315)
1101 O’FARRELL STREET - southwest corner of
O’Farrell (a.k.a. Starr King Way) and Franklin Streets, Lot 33 in Assessor’s
Block 713, and Lots 35 and 36 in Assessor’s Block 720 - Request for
Conditional Use Authorization under Sections 253, 303 and 304 of the
`Planning Code to permit a Planned Unit Development for the construction
of a 23-story, 240-foot tall, 240-unit senior housing facility in an
RM-4 (Residential, Mixed, High Density) Zoning District and a 240-G
Height and Bulk District.
Preliminary Recommendation: Pending
(Proposed for Continuance to August 16, 2001)
B. COMMISSIONERS’ QUESTIONS AND MATTERS
C. DIRECTOR’S REPORT
5. Director’s Announcements
7. 2001.0602TZ (GREEN: 558-6411)
SOUTH OF MARKET AND SHOWPLACE SQUARE/POTRERO HILL
COMMUNITY PLAN AREAS - Informational presentation on the potential
"Policies and Procedures" for the proposed South of Market and Showplace
Square/Potrero Hill Community Plan Areas. Such policies and procedures
for these two community plan areas would be necessary after the expiration
of the IPZ Interim Controls on August 5, 2001, and would remain in effect
until permanent controls are adopted.
Action: Non Action Item. Public comment and Commission
deliberation.
D. REGULAR CALENDAR
8. (WILSON: 558-6602)
Planning Commission consideration of adoption proposed
changes to the rules for the 2001-2002 Office Development Annual Limitation
Program.
(Continued from Regular Meeting of June 21, 2001)
9. 2000.586X (LeBLANC: 558-6351)
1 POLK STREET (AKA 2 FELL STREET) - the northwest
corner of Polk and Fell Streets, Lots 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 in Assessor’s
Block 814; Request under Planning Code Section 309 for Determinations
of Compliance and Request for Exceptions for Building Permit Application
No. 2001/06/25/2306. The requested exceptions to 309 include: (1) an
exception to the rear yard requirement as permitted in Code Section
134(d); (2) an exception to ground level wind current requirements as
permitted in Section 148; and (3) an exception to the height limit permitted
by Section 260(b)(1)(G). The project proposes demolition of three (3)
one and two-story commercial structures and a surface parking lot, and
the construction of a 17-story, 200-foot tall building containing 179
dwelling units (9 of which would be available at below-market rates),
9,950 square feet of ground floor commercial space, and approximately
130 parking spaces in a below-grade parking garage. The site is within
a C-3-G (Downtown General Commercial) District, and is within a 200-S
Height and Bulk District.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approval with conditions.
10. 2001.0232L (BORDEN: 558-6321)
1338 FILBERT STREET - (AKA 1338 FILBERT COTTAGES) -
historically known as the Bush Cottages (1907-1930s) and the School
of Basic Design and Color (1940s), north side of Filbert Street
between Polk and Larkin Streets; Assessor’s Block 524, Lots 31,
32, 33, and 34. Request for Planning Commission recommendation on
the proposed landmark designation of four, two-story wood frame
cottages sited among brick walkways, patios, and mature plantings,
which was initiated by the Board of Supervisors. The subject property
is in the RH-2 (Residential, House, Two-Family) District and is
in a 40-X Height and Bulk District.
Preliminary Recommendation: Pending
(Continued from Regular Meeting of June 14, 2001)
11. 2001.0361C (SANCHEZ: 558-6679)
1634-44 PINE STREET -
north side between Van Ness Avenue and Franklin Street; Lot 007 in Assessor’s
Block 0647. Request for Conditional Use authorization pursuant to Section
712.61 of the Planning Code to allow the conversion of an automobile
repair establishment (Midas) to an automobile rental establishment (Hertz)
within an NC-3 (Moderate-Scale Neighborhood Commercial) District and
a 130-E Height and Bulk District.
(Continued from Regular Meeting of June 14, 2001)
12. 2000.1279C (TAM: 558-6325)
522-524 CLIPPER STREET - north side between Diamond and Douglass Streets,
Lot 9 in Assessor’s Block 6545 - Request for Conditional Use
authorization under Planning Code Section 121(f) to allow the subject
lot to be subdivided into two lots. One of the newly created lots will
have a width of 19 feet, which is less than the required 25-foot minimum.
The proposal also includes construction of a new four-story, single-family
dwelling on the newly created 19-foot wide lot. The property is located
in a RH-2 (Residential, House, Two-Family) District and 40-X Height
and Bulk District.
13. 2000.1275C (TAM: 558-6325)
401 TARAVAL STREET - southwest corner of Taraval
Street and 14th Avenue; Lot 1 in Assessor’s Block 2411. Request
for Conditional Use authorization to install a total of three panel
antennae on the building rooftop and an interior equipment shelter in
the basement of an existing two-story over basement commercial office
building as part of a wireless telecommunication network (Sprint PCS),
pursuant to Planning Code Section 711.83, in a NC-2 (Small-Scale Neighborhood
Commercial) District and a 40-X Height and Bulk District. The site is
a Location Preference 3.
Recommendation: Approval with conditions.
(Continued from Regular Meeting of June 21, 2001)
14. 2000.0333C (WONG: 558-6381)
639 MISSOURI STREET - east side, being a through
lot to Texas and 22nd Streets, near the intersection of Sierra Street;
Lot 060 in Assessor’s block 4101: Request for Conditional Use Authorization
to allow for a Planned Unit Development, containing up to 92 dwelling
units, approximately 7,495 gross square feet of ground floor retail
space, approximately 5,135 gross square feet of office space and approximately
154 parking spaces on a 49,725 square foot site. The project proposes
the following three exceptions: (i) modification of the required
25% lot depth for the rear yard setback; (ii) minor deviation
from the provisions of height measurement as taken from Sierra Street;
and (iii) an increase in the number of permitted dwelling units
from 82 dwelling units, as of right, to up to 92 dwelling units. The
subject property is in an M-1 / IPZ buffer (Light Industrial / Industrial
Protection Zone buffer) zoning and a 40-X height/bulk district.
Preliminary Recommendation: Approval with Conditions
E. DISCRETIONARY REVIEW HEARING
At Approximately 4:00 PM the Planning
Commission will convene into a Discretionary Review (DR) Hearing to hear
and act on Discretionary Review matters. Procedures governing DR Hearings
are as follow: DR Requestor(s) are provided with up to five (5) minutes
for a presentation and those in support of the DR Requestor(s) are provided
with up to three (3) minutes each. The Project Sponsor is then provided
with up to five (5) minutes for a presentation and those in support of
the project are provided with up to three (3) minutes each. At the conclusion,
each side (not each person) is provided with 2 minutes for a rebuttal.
Those cases that are scheduled on this calendar prior to 4:00 PM, but
have not been called or heard by 4:00 PM, could be continued to a later
time or date as determined by the Commission.
15a. 2000.1157DV (BORDEN: 558-6321)
1 SATURN STREET - east end of Saturn Street,
adjacent to the Saturn Steps; Lot 9A in Assessor’s Block 2626. Proposal
is to demolish the existing single-family dwelling and to construct
a new two-family dwelling, under Demolition Permit Application No. 2000/08/09/7450
and Building Permit Application No. 2000/08/09/7442. This project requires
justification of a rear yard variance concurrently with the Discretionary
Review. The subject property is in the RH-2 (Residential, House, Two-Family)
District and is in a 40-X Height and Bulk District.
Preliminary Recommendation: Do not take Discretionary
Review and approve the project as submitted.
15b. 2000.1157DV (BORDEN: 558-6321)
1 SATURN STREET - east end of Saturn Street,
adjacent to the Saturn Steps; Lot 9A in Assessor’s Block 2626. REAR
YARD VARIANCE SOUGHT: The proposal is to demolish the existing two-story,
single-family dwelling and to construct a new three-story, two-family
dwelling within 6 feet of the rear property line. A 15-foot rear yard
is required. The subject property is in the RH-2 (Residential, House,
Two-Family) District and is in a 40-X Height and Bulk District.
16. 2001.0511D
(BORDEN: 558-6321)
315 AND 319 EDGEHILL WAY - (AKA 325 and 335 Edgehill
Way) - south side of the loop at the top of Edgehill Way; Lots 12
and 13 in Assessor’s Block 2934. The proposal is to construct two single-family
dwellings, one on each of the existing vacant lots, under Building Permit
Application Nos. 9805710’S’ and 9805711’S’. The subject property is
in an RH-1 (D) (Residential, House, Detached Dwellings) District and
a 40-X Height and Bulk District.
Preliminary Recommendation: Do not take Discretionary
Review and approve the project as submitted.
17. 2001.0261DDD (WOLOSHYN: 558-6612)
322 28TH AVENUE and 326 28TH AVENUE - east
side between California and Clement Streets, Lots 037 and 038 in
Assessor’s Block 1406. Requests for Discretionary Review of Building
Permit Application Nos. 9920290 and 9920291, proposing to demolish
an existing one-story, single-family dwelling and construct a three-story
over garage, two-family dwelling at 322 28th Avenue, and Building
Permit Application Nos. 9920288 and 9920289, proposing to demolish
an existing one-story single-family dwelling and construct a three-story
over garage, two-family dwelling at 326 28th Avenue, in an RH-2
(Residential, House, Two-Family) District and a 40-X Height and
Bulk District.
Preliminary Recommendation: Take Discretionary
Review and approve the project with modifications.
(Continued from Regular Meeting of May 17, 2001)
18. 2001.547D (WOLOSHYN: 558-6612)
655 32ND AVENUE - east side
between Anza and Balboa Streets, Lot 007A in Assessor’s Block 1575 -
Request for Discretionary Review of Building Permit Application
No. 2001-0227-3042, proposing to partially infill an existing lightwell
on the south side of the building and to add an eight-foot high wall
between this lightwell and the lightwell on the adjacent property to
the south, in a single-family building in an RH-2 (Residential House,
Two-Family) District, and a 40-X Height and Bulk District.
19. 2001.0673D (M. SNYDER: 575-6891)
1521 GRIFFITH STREET - southeast side between
Thomas and Shafter Avenues, Lot 8 in Assessor’s Block 4794, mandatory
Discretionary Review on Building Permit No. 2001/05/18/9575 pursuant
to Planning Commission Resolution 14861, proposing to demolish an existing
warehouse structure and construct a new warehouse structure, in an M-1
(Light Industrial) District, a 40-X Height and Bulk District, a Restricted
Light Industrial Special Use District, and the Industrial Protection
Zone.
Preliminary Recommendation: Do not take Discretionary
Review and approve the project as proposed.
F. PUBLIC COMMENT
At this time, members of the public may address the
Commission on items of interest to the public that are within the subject
matter jurisdiction of the Commission except agenda items. With respect
to agenda items, your opportunity to address the Commission will be afforded
when the item is reached in the meeting with one exception. When the agenda
item has already been reviewed in a public hearing at which members of
the public were allowed to testify and the Commission has closed the public
hearing, your opportunity to address the Commission must be exercised
during the Public Comment portion of the Calendar. Each member of the
public may address the Commission for up to three minutes.
The Brown Act forbids a commission from taking action
or discussing any item not appearing on the posted agenda, including those
items raised at public comment. In response to public comment, the commission
is limited to:
(1) responding to statements made or questions posed
by members of the public; or
(2) requesting staff to report back on a matter at a
subsequent meeting; or
(3) directing staff to place the item on a future agenda.
(Government Code Section 54954.2(a))
Adjournment:____
The Planning Department
City and County of
San Francisco
1660 Mission Street, Suite 500
San Francisco, CA 94103-2414
